Political Science Professors Receive Grants
Three political science professors, Diana Dwyre,
Charles C. Turner, and Lori Weber,
were among only 16 recipients in the country to be awarded
research grants from the American Political Science Association
in 2002. Also, Alan Gibson received an Earhart
Foundation Research Grant; Dwyre received a Pew Charitable
Trust Research Grant; Matthew Thomas received
an Urban Institute Research Grant, and Weber received a National
Science Foundation research grant.
Geography Students Win for Writing
Geography and planning students Dorothy Watkins
and Rosa Zingg won first place for their
paper on political redistricting, at the annual meeting of
the California Geographical Society in May 2002.
Outstanding Professor
Psychology professor Art Sanchez is the
Outstanding Professor for 2001-2002. An alum who received
both his B.A. and M.A. in psychology from CSU, Chico, Sanchez
has focused his research on the Hispanic dropout rate, substance
abuse, and homelessness.
Research into Reducing Alcohol Abuse
CSU, Chico was one of 14 university campuses nationwide
to receive a $276,590 grant from the U.S. Department of Education
to reduce alcohol abuse among first-year students. Sociology
professor Walt Schafer will lead the program
in researching and implementing new strategies, including
a “social norming” campaign.
 Archaeological
Research
Since January 2002, 32 CSU, Chico students have worked for
the Archaeological Research Program, earning over $100,000
in wages. In the photo, students record and photograph a “beehive
oven.” This is a distinct form of bread-baking oven
associated with the Basque sheepherders that were employed
by many large ranches in the North State during the late 19th
through mid 20th centuries. Their distinctive camps are often
marked by tree carvings and brick or stone ovens like this
one, from the Sites Reservoir project area west of Maxwell,
Colusa County.
Graduate Student Wins
Archaeology graduate student Alexander DeGeorgy
received an award from the Society for California Archaeology
to support his research on the prehistory of California and
the Great Basin.
CSU, Chico Headquarters for Archaeology Society
The Archaeological Research Program was awarded a $75,000
grant from CALFED for student research relating to the Sacramento
River Conservation Area. In June 2002, the ARP was awarded
a $32,000 grant to establish the headquarters of the Society
for California Archaeology on campus.
Students Learn While Serving
 Students
in the Health and Community Services program have a strong
tradition of learning by helping others. Service learning
gives students an opportunity to apply the concepts learned
in the classroom to a problem in the local community.
Professor Mary Portis and her health education
students provide activities to individuals of all ages in
the multiethnic community of Chapman in Chico, as part of
the TEAM Chapman grant from the California Wellness Foundation.
Diana Flannery and students in her Environmental Health course
spent a full day with Chapman fifth-grade students at the
Butte Creek “Outdoor Classroom.” They created
educational skits, wrote nature journals, and learned about
creek restoration. Student Christie Stotts
(pictured above) leads an activity in bioaccumulation at the
Butte Creek Outdoor Classroom for 4th and 5th graders from
Chapman Elementary. The children with bandannas are pretending
to be wild grasses that have absorbed toxins.
Another project implemented by professors Steve
Shive, HCSV, Michelle Neyman, nutrition,
and their students will improve dietary habits among women
enrolled in Butte and Shasta Colleges.
Health education students document their service-learning
activities in their professional portfolios as evidence of
their skills. This real-world experience can sometimes be
a ticket to a rewarding career.
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